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荷玛彗星（17P）尾巴断开

Published on 十一月 11, 2007 in Comet. View Comments Tags: , .
Tail Disconnected From 17P/Holmes Nucleus
Comet tail disconnected from 17/Holmes nucleus [by Thorsten Boeckel]

Comet 17P/Holmes gives us surprise again. The comet’s tail disconnected from the nucleus. It’s believed to be caused by gusts the solar wind which trigger magnetic storms around the comet. This phenomena is not rare, it happened on Comet Encke earlier this year.

Amateur astronomers are monitoring this comet each night. What about you? Since my last observation, the sky has been cloudy until now.

Below is the direct quote from SpaceWeather.com regarding the satellite of Holmes.

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(English) Update: Comet 17P/Holmes

Published on 十一月 6, 2007 in Comet. View Comments Tags: , .

对不起，此内容只适用于English。

Watching 17P/Holmes – Fantastic!

Published on 十一月 5, 2007 in Comet and Stargazing Notes. View Comments Tags: , , .

WOOOooooHoooOO! It’s so wonderful that a heavy downpour happened in the evening and most of the clouds are gone now. What’s the “star” tonight? Well, Comet 17P/Holmes is the “star” for the whole week and the next whole week. I’m watching it now. Sure, my laptop and Meade LPI is going to record it down and show it to my fellow friends. They are just too busy with the upcoming SPM exam (the O’ level exam).